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Caution!
Your watch is shipped with it Auto Display feature (which continually changes the
contents of the digital display) turned on. Calibration signal reception is disabled while
Auto Display is turned on.
Press any button to turn off Auto Display and return to the Timekeeping Mode.
General Guide
Stopwatch Mode
Alarm Mode
When using the watch outside the areas covered by the time signal transmitters, you
will have to adjust the current time setting manually as required. See Timekeeping
for more information about manual time settings.
The U.S. time calibration signal can be picked up by the watch while in North
America. The term North America in this manual refers to the area that consists of
Canada, the continental United States, and Mexico.
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City code
City
Code
LIS
LON
MAD
PAR
ROM
BER
STO
German/U.K. Signal
City
City City
Name
Code Name
Lisbon
ATH Athens
London
MOW Moscow
Madrid
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Stockholm
Japan Signal
City City
Code Name
HKG Hong Kong
BJS Beijing
TPE Taipei
SEL Seoul
TYO Tokyo
City
Code
HNL
ANC
YVR
LAX
YEA
DEN
MEX
U.S. Signal
City
City
Name
Code
Honolulu
YWG
Anchorage CHI
Vancouver
MIA
Los Angeles YTO
Edmonton
NYC
Denver
YHZ
Mexico City YYT
City
Name
Winnipeg
Chicago
Miami
Toronto
New York
Halifax
St. Johns
12 oclock
or
Inside or
among
buildings
Inside a
vehicle
Near
household
appliances,
office
equipment,
or a mobile
phone
Near a
construction
site, airport,
or other
sources of
electrical
noise
Near hightension
power lines
Among or
behind
mountains
Transmitter
Frequency
Rugby (England)
Mainflingen (Germany)
60.0 kHz
77.5 kHz
Fukushima (Japan)
Fukuoka/Saga (Japan)
40.0 kHz
60.0 kHz
60.0 kHz
* The areas covered by the MOW, HKG, BJS, HNL, and ANC city codes are quite
far from the time calibration signal transmitters, and so certain conditions may
cause problems with signal reception.
Note
To interrupt a receive operation and return to the Timekeeping Mode, press D.
If the receive operation is unsuccessful, the message ERR appears on the display
for about one or two minutes. After that, the watch returns to the Timekeeping Mode.
You can also change from the Last Signal or ERR screen to the normal
timekeeping screen by pressing D.
Calibration signal reception is disabled while a countdown timer operation is in
progress.
Fukushima
Fukuoka/Saga
1,000 kilometers
1,000 kilometers
Japan Signal
ATH
MOW
Standard Time
Daylight
Midnight 1:00 am 2:00 am 3:00 am 4:00 am 5:00 am
Saving Time
Note
When a calibration time is reached, the watch will receive the calibration signal only
if it is in either the Timekeeping Mode or World Time Mode. Reception is not
performed if a calibration time is reached while you are configuring settings.
Auto receive of the calibration signal is designed to be performed early in the
morning, while you sleep (provided that the Timekeeping Mode time is set correctly).
Before going to bed for the night, remove the watch from your wrist, and put it in a
location where it can receive the signal easily.
The watch receives the calibration signal for two to seven minutes everyday when
the time in the Timekeeping Mode reaches each of the calibration times. Avoid
performing any button operation within seven minutes before or after any one of the
calibration times. Doing so can interfere with correct calibration.
Remember that reception of the calibration signal depends on the current time in the
Timekeeping Mode. The receive operation will be performed whenever the display
shows any one of the calibration times, regardless of whether or not the displayed
time actually is the correct time.
About the Receiving Indicator
The receiving indicator shows the strength of the calibration signal being received.
For best reception, be sure to keep the watch in a location where signal strength is
strongest.
Year
Month Day
Press D.
PM indicator
Day of week
LIS, LON
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Signal reception may not be possible at the distances noted below during certain
times of the year or day. Radio interference may also cause problems with reception.
Mainflingen (Germany) or Rugby (England) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310
miles)
Fort Collins (United States) transmitter: 600 miles (1,000 kilometers)
Fukushima or Fukuoka/Saga (Japan) transmitters: 500 kilometers (310 miles)
Even when the watch is within the reception range of the transmitter, signal
reception will be impossible if the signal is blocked by mountains or other geological
formations between the watch and signal source.
Signal reception is affected by weather, atmospheric conditions, and seasonal
changes.
See the information under Signal Reception Troubleshooting if you experience
problems with time calibration signal reception.
500 kilometers
500 kilometers
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500 kilometers
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Rugby
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1,500 kilometers
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Reception Ranges
Home Time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Receive time
For further information, see Important! under Time Calibration Signal Reception
and Radio-controlled Atomic Timekeeping Precautions.
World Time
Weak
Receiving (Level 0)
indicator
Strong
(Level 3)
Even in an area where signal strength is strong, it takes about 10 seconds for signal
reception to stabilize enough for the receiving indicator to indicate signal strength.
Use the receiving indicator as a guide for checking signal strength and for finding the
best location for the watch during signal receive operations.
Following reception of the time calibration signal and calibration of the watchs time
setting, the Level 3 receiving indicator will remain on the display in all modes. The
Level 3 receiving indicator will not be displayed if signal reception was unsuccessful
or after you adjust the current time setting manually.
The Level 3 receiving indicator is displayed only when the watch is able to receive
both time and date data successfully. It does not appear when only time data is
received.
The Level 3 receiving indicator indicates that at least one of the auto calibration
signal receive operations was successful. Note, however, that the Level 3 receiving
indicator is cleared from the display when the first auto receive operation of the day
is performed.
Timekeeping
Mode time
UTC
differential
City code
Current time in selected city
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Alarm Operation
Countdown Timer
Timekeeping Mode time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
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To toggle a city code time between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time
1. In the World Time Mode, use D to display the city code
DST indicator
(time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time
setting you want to change.
2. Hold down A to toggle Daylight Saving Time (DST
indicator displayed) and Standard Time (DST indicator
not displayed).
The DST indicator will appear whenever you display a
city code for which Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Note that the DST/Standard Time setting affects only the
currently displayed city code. Other city codes are not
affected.
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds (in all modes), or until you
stop it by pressing any button.
Minutes
Seconds
Alarm Off
Signal Off
Alarm On
Signal Off
Timekeeping
Use the Timekeeping Mode to set and view the current time and date.
When setting the time, you can also configure settings for the City Code, the DST
setting, the 12/24-Hour Format, Year, Month, Day, the Language setting, and the
Month/Day display format, and you can specify the screens that are displayed in the
Timekeeping Mode.
Pressing D in the Timekeeping Mode will display the Last Signal screen.
Current Time and Date Screen
1/100
seconds
Note
This watch is capable of displaying text for the day of the week in any one of 9
different languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Chinese,
Russian, and Japanese).
Elapsed Time
D
Re-start
D
Stop
D
Stop
A
Clear
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A
Split
(SPL displayed)
A
Split release
D
Stop
A
Clear
Start
City code
City Code
Two Finishes
D
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Start
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Split Time
D
Press D.
Minutes Seconds
Start
D
Stop
A
Split
First runner
finishes.
Display time of
first runner.
Second runner
finishes.
A
Split release
A
Clear
Display time of
second runner.
DST
12/24-Hour
Format
Seconds
Language
Day
Minutes
Hour
Month
Year
3. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and/or D to change it as
described below.
Screen:
Alarm
To do this:
Do this:
After you set (and turn on) the daily alarm, the alarm tone
sounds when the alarm time is reached. You can also turn
on an Hourly Time Signal that causes the watch to beep
for about one second every hour on the hour.
All of the operations in this section are performed in the
Alarm Mode, which you enter by pressing C.
Alarm On
Signal On
The alarm on indicator and the Hourly Time Signal on indicator are shown on the
display in all modes while these functions are turned on.
Stopwatch
Alarm Off
Signal On
Alarm on
indicator
Hourly time
signal on
indicator
DST off (
DST on (
4. When the setting you want is selected, press A to exit the setting screen.
The DST indicator appears to indicate that Daylight Saving Time is turned on.
Reference
This section contains more detailed and technical information about watch operation.
It also contains important precautions and notes about the various features and
functions of this watch.
Auto Display
Auto Display continually changes the contents of the digital display.
Mute indicator
Since the C button is also the mode change button, holding it down to turn the
button operation tone on or off also causes the watchs current mode to change.
is displayed in all modes when the button operation tone is turned off.
If you leave the watch with the Last Signal screen in the Timekeeping Mode for one
or two minutes without performing any operation, it returns to the Current Time and
Date screen in the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
If you leave the watch in the Alarm Mode for two or three minutes without performing
any operation, it returns to the Timekeeping Mode automatically.
If you leave the watch with a flashing setting on the display for two or three minutes
without performing any operation, the watch exits the setting screen automatically.
This watch can receive signals that differentiate between leap years and non-leap
years.
Though this watch is designed to receive both time data (hour, minutes, seconds)
and date data (year, month, day), certain signal conditions can limit reception to time
data only.
Normally, the signal reception date shown by the Last Signal screen is the date data
included in the received time calibration signal. When only time data is received,
however, the Last Signal screen shows the date as kept in the Timekeeping Mode at
the time of signal reception.
If you are in an area where proper time calibration signal reception is impossible, the
watch keeps time within 20 seconds a month at normal temperature.
If you have problems with proper time calibration signal reception or if the time
setting is wrong after signal reception, check your current city code, DST (summer
time), and auto receive settings.
The watchs Home City code setting will change automatically to TYO (Tokyo)
whenever the battery goes dead or is replaced. TYO (Tokyo) causes the watch to
receive the time calibration signals of Japan. If you are using the watch in North
America or Europe, you will need to change the Home City code setting to match
your location after having the watchs battery replaced.
Timekeeping
Illumination
This watch has an EL (electro-luminescent) panel that causes the entire display to
glow for easy reading in the dark. In any mode (except when a setting screen is on the
display), press B to illuminate the display for about three seconds.
Illumination Precautions
The electro-luminescent panel that provides illumination loses power after very long
use.
Illumination may be hard to see when viewed under direct sunlight.
The watch may emit an audible sound whenever the display is illuminated.
This is due to vibration of the EL panel used for illumination, and does not indicate
malfunction.
Illumination automatically turns off whenever an alarm sounds.
Frequent use of illumination runs down the battery.
Sunday
SUN
DOo
DIo
DOo
SON
DOo
CS
BT
SR
YT
Friday
FRI
VIE
VEN
SEX
FRE
VEN
Saturday
SAT
SaB
SAo
SaB
SAo
SAB
QT
SB
Scrolling
B and D are used in various modes and setting screens to scroll through data. In
most cases, holding down these buttons during a scroll operation scrolls through the
data at high speed.
Initial Screens
When you enter the World Time or Alarm Mode, the data you were viewing when you
last exited the mode appears first.
The display of the watch is blank while an auto receive operation is in progress.
Strong electrostatic charge can result in the wrong time being set.
The time calibration signal is bounced off the ionosphere. Because of this, such
factors as changes in the reflectivity of the ionosphere, as well as movement of the
ionosphere to higher altitudes due to seasonal atmospheric changes or the time of
day may change the reception range of the signal and make reception temporarily
impossible.
Even if the time calibration signal is received properly, certain conditions can cause
the time setting to be off by up to one second.
The current time setting in accordance with the time calibration signal takes priority
over any time settings you make.
The watch is designed to update the date and day of the week automatically for the
period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2099. Setting of the date by a time
calibration signal cannot be performed starting from January 1, 2100.
City
PPG
HNL
ANC
YVR
LAX
YEA
DEN
MEX
YWG
CHI
MIA
YTO
NYC
CCS
YHZ
YYT
RIO
RAI
LIS
LON
MAD
PAR
ROM
BER
STO
ATH
CAI
JRS
MOW
JED
THR
DXB
KBL
KHI
DEL
DAC
RGN
BKK
HKG
BJS
TPE
SEL
TYO
ADL
GUM
SYD
NOU
WLG
Pago Pago
Honolulu
Anchorage
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Edmonton
Denver
Mexico City
Winnipeg
Chicago
Miami
Toronto
New York
Caracas
Halifax
St. Johns
Rio De Janeiro
Praia
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Stockholm
Athens
Cairo
Jerusalem
Moscow
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Kabul
Karachi
Delhi
Dhaka
Yangon
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Beijing
Taipei
Seoul
Tokyo
Adelaide
Guam
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
UTC
Differential
11.0
10.0
09.0
08.0
Papeete
Nome
San Francisco, Las Vegas,
Seattle/Tacoma, Dawson City
07.0
El Paso
06.0
05.0
04.0
03.5
03.0
01.0
+00.0
+01.0
+02.0
+03.0
+03.5
+04.0
+04.5
+05.0
+05.5
+06.0
+06.5
+07.0
Shiraz
Abu Dhabi, Muscat
+08.0
+09.0
Pyongyang
+09.5
Darwin
+10.0
Melbourne, Rabaul
+11.0
+12.0
Port Vila
Christchurch, Nadi, Nauru Island
Male
Mumbai, Kolkata, Colombo